Nathan Fager and his former coworker, Joey Siegert, have been passing the petition around in hopes of getting back into their uniforms at Engine 32.

There's also an online version hundreds of people have signed.

Fager admits it's going to be an uphill battle.

Fager and Siegert were fired in September after allegations of vandalism to the firehouse surfaced.

Fager said the firing wasn't fair.

"I don't even know why I was terminated, I haven't been given an explanation, which is the hardest part for me, they won't give me a reason," he said.

Nine firefighters were suspected of vandalizing the engine house. Sources told WISN 12 News the men relieved themselves in the station and damaged equipment because they were being transferred to different units.

Fager and Siegert were immediately let go because they were on probation.

Fager didn't want to discuss the incident in detail but said he did not participate.

"Because I didn't have anything to do with at the fire house that last day, I did everything that I believed I was supposed to do," he said.

Fager was also a Milwaukee police officer for several years. In 2010, he was named officer of the year after saving his partner's live during a shootout.

He left the police force to become a firefighter, a job he said he's always wanted.

"I deserve to be put back. I didn't work that hard all these years to get it taken away so quickly," he said. "My wife's a stay-at-home mom and we were surviving on my income and now there's nothing."

Since the two firefighters were on probation, they have no right to appeal their termination.

The fire chief is not commenting on whether the petition will make a difference. He said the investigation into the other firefighters will be complete by next week.